Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Lehane, Matt

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,423
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 978
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.478
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, in, i, la, o, tuim, tae, gif,

List of texts in corpus

Red an Black
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (299 words)

La Le La Le La Iron Mountain
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (277 words)

Cubismo Part III
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (99 words)

Psstt
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (145 words)

Gif I was
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (360 words)

Tuim Tattie
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (246 words)

Mouse Eat Mouse World
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (276 words)

Aye an Ay
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (116 words)

Hush Nou
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (228 words)

Cubismo Part II
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (136 words)

Mair Licht
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (241 words)

Author word Keyness frequencies

This should list the words that the author uses in a disproportionate manner more often than other writers in the corpus. This may include (a) proper nouns (character names in the author's stories), (b) other words related to the specific subject matter and (c) words specific to the regional dialect.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
la	44	18,159.31	452.689
tuim	39	16,095.75	369.891
tattie	29	11,968.63	262.839
gif	29	11,968.63	251.189
le	24	9,905.08	241.331
anarchist	12	4,952.54	138.536
mouse	11	4,539.83	118.911
thouchts	7	2,888.98	78.885
est	8	3,301.69	77.948
ou	8	3,301.69	77.948
was	25	10,317.79	74.903
penny	10	4,127.12	68.586
cnd	6	2,476.27	67.039
cull	6	2,476.27	67.039
out	15	6,190.67	66.451
scance	7	2,888.98	65.533
eat	11	4,539.83	60.609
weapons	6	2,476.27	54.864
bawbee	5	2,063.56	52.278
youse	6	2,476.27	48.407
hegemony	5	2,063.56	48.298
cowp	6	2,476.27	47.718
wearing	5	2,063.56	45.514
house	7	2,888.98	45.219
swatch	6	2,476.27	44.778
i	46	18,984.73	44.155
unilaterally	4	1,650.85	43.515
hush	4	1,650.85	38.967
thae	12	4,952.54	37.050
need	12	4,952.54	36.176
supportit	5	2,063.56	35.718
thrill	4	1,650.85	35.082
live	7	2,888.98	35.041
damp	6	2,476.27	34.225
warl	5	2,063.56	32.076
dollars	3	1,238.13	31.890
anarchy	3	1,238.13	31.890
wis	3	1,238.13	30.817
yer	20	8,254.23	30.055
kill	6	2,476.27	29.766
he	2	825.42	28.819
toil	3	1,238.13	28.081
chaos	3	1,238.13	26.842
that	4	1,650.85	25.686
death	5	2,063.56	23.587
goethe	8	3,301.69	nan
torche	8	3,301.69	nan
inspector	3	1,238.13	23.531
money	6	2,476.27	23.062
red	5	2,063.56	21.682
thoucht	3	1,238.13	20.605
rockit	2	825.42	20.441
democrat	2	825.42	20.441
lowses	2	825.42	20.441
pundits	2	825.42	20.441
reigns	2	825.42	20.441
autocrat	2	825.42	20.441
sterling	2	825.42	20.441
bio	2	825.42	20.441
ilumme	6	2,476.27	nan
anti	2	825.42	20.441
aa	17	7,016.10	20.419
whar	5	2,063.56	20.192
chosen	3	1,238.13	18.947
weil	3	1,238.13	18.947
childer	2	825.42	18.720
concait	2	825.42	18.720
abstract	2	825.42	18.720
thou	3	1,238.13	18.666
wadnae	3	1,238.13	18.140
lichts	4	1,650.85	18.044
gie	10	4,127.12	17.878
life	9	3,714.40	17.763
rulers	2	825.42	17.539
scrawl	2	825.42	17.539
shud	3	1,238.13	17.005
cradle	2	825.42	16.636
elite	2	825.42	16.636
capitalist	2	825.42	16.636
sned	2	825.42	15.903
goalie	2	825.42	15.903
unco	4	1,650.85	15.372
rhythms	2	825.42	15.286
to	12	4,952.54	15.070
ego	2	825.42	14.753
wards	2	825.42	14.753
d	14	5,777.96	14.698
natural	3	1,238.13	14.276
yow	2	825.42	13.866
psstt	4	1,650.85	nan
her	2	825.42	13.614
died	3	1,238.13	13.560
black	5	2,063.56	13.553
leaders	2	825.42	13.488
and	4	1,650.85	13.316
nuclear	2	825.42	13.144
civil	2	825.42	12.828
my	9	3,714.40	12.509
derri	4	1,650.85	nan
corruption	2	825.42	13.488
aabody	4	1,650.85	12.507
at	4	1,650.85	12.264
johnnie	2	825.42	12.010
hunt	2	825.42	12.010
pale	2	825.42	11.336
hole	3	1,238.13	11.228
authority	2	825.42	10.944
it	13	5,365.25	10.889
complex	2	825.42	10.763
yirth	2	825.42	10.424
bars	2	825.42	9.967
hate	2	825.42	9.967
baa	2	825.42	9.690
wins	2	825.42	9.690
baby	2	825.42	9.559
sel	2	825.42	9.310
mouse-	3	1,238.13	nan
n	5	2,063.56	9.279
wad	9	3,714.40	9.206
quite	3	1,238.13	9.204
thon	7	2,888.98	8.988
broun	2	825.42	8.752
they	2	825.42	8.552
your	5	2,063.56	8.268
social	3	1,238.13	7.802
fir	6	2,476.27	7.800
rule	2	825.42	7.534
his	5	2,063.56	7.466
penny-	3	1,238.13	nan
human	3	1,238.13	7.345
tae	34	14,032.19	7.139
rab	2	825.42	7.052
fancy	2	825.42	6.988
erse	2	825.42	6.864
me	2	825.42	6.425
streets	2	825.42	6.355
askit	2	825.42	6.152
up	3	1,238.13	5.798
ten	3	1,238.13	5.757
gang	4	1,650.85	5.744
nou	4	1,650.85	5.680
whae	3	1,238.13	5.620
fou	2	825.42	5.565
view	2	825.42	5.364
being	2	825.42	5.288
biggit	2	825.42	5.288
yower	3	1,238.13	nan
faa	2	825.42	5.250
cry	2	825.42	4.896
we	17	7,016.10	4.693
bluid	2	825.42	4.671
sleep	2	825.42	4.403
nae	13	5,365.25	4.322
in	51	21,048.29	4.264
brickbats	2	825.42	nan
government	3	1,238.13	4.626
intil	3	1,238.13	4.228
form	2	825.42	4.211
easy	2	825.42	4.185
but	4	1,650.85	4.098
kull	3	1,238.13	nan
sport	2	825.42	6.925
ay	8	3,301.69	4.063
mair	10	4,127.12	3.981
sin	3	1,238.13	3.970
heids	2	825.42	3.932
as	8	3,301.69	3.728
a	87	35,905.90	3.490
state	2	825.42	3.407
car	2	825.42	3.407
wi	26	10,730.50	3.118
aye	7	2,888.98	2.887
kin	3	1,238.13	2.846
let	3	1,238.13	2.775
knaps	2	825.42	nan
cud	3	1,238.13	2.620
about	2	825.42	2.514
an	74	30,540.65	2.464
run	2	825.42	2.316
aines	2	825.42	nan
the	123	50,763.52	2.565
back	2	825.42	2.309
ken	6	2,476.27	2.225
there	3	1,238.13	2.098
maun	3	1,238.13	2.019
for	19	7,841.52	1.916
is	10	4,127.12	1.871
ee	2	825.42	1.778
be	17	7,016.10	1.697
past	2	825.42	1.694
licht	2	825.42	1.605
bawbee-	2	825.42	nan
demos	2	825.42	nan
hae	3	1,238.13	1.517
onie	2	825.42	1.504
fae	10	4,127.12	1.390
o	42	17,333.88	1.337
on	11	4,539.83	1.124
or	11	4,539.83	1.123
ye	17	7,016.10	1.110
chomp	2	825.42	nan
m	5	2,063.56	1.024
no	4	1,650.85	1.023
us	5	2,063.56	1.021
cannae	2	825.42	0.974
derri-	2	825.42	nan
gien	3	1,238.13	2.887
heid	4	1,650.85	0.930
fowk	2	825.42	0.855
man	4	1,650.85	0.825
een	3	1,238.13	0.748
ainerlie	2	825.42	nan
war	3	1,238.13	0.657
said	2	825.42	0.598
lik	2	825.42	0.570
sic	2	825.42	0.405
augment	2	825.42	nan
mak	3	1,238.13	0.580
mither	2	825.42	0.347
thocht	3	1,238.13	0.341
afore	2	825.42	0.265
were	2	825.42	0.248
efter	2	825.42	0.206
kill-	2	825.42	nan
ither	2	825.42	0.203
snap-	2	825.42	nan
sweeping	2	825.42	nan
get	4	1,650.85	0.194
here	2	825.42	0.183
their	5	2,063.56	0.182
by	3	1,238.13	0.157
than	2	825.42	0.127
re	2	825.42	0.123
demos-	2	825.42	nan
big	2	825.42	0.146
of	4	1,650.85	0.105
then	3	1,238.13	0.088
ain	3	1,238.13	0.080
ower	6	2,476.27	0.063
whan	3	1,238.13	0.034
time	4	1,650.85	0.028
s	19	7,841.52	0.027
twa	3	1,238.13	0.016
oxymoronic	2	825.42	nan
cynically	2	825.42	nan
had	3	1,238.13	0.017
whit	5	2,063.56	0.015
maist	2	825.42	0.014
think	2	825.42	0.011
aff	3	1,238.13	0.010
are	3	1,238.13	0.003